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CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine
People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, or herpes zoster, a condition often marked by debilitating chronic pain...
New CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can be a Barrier for Adults Seeking to Manage Diabetes through Physical Activity
More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity—an important health strategy for managing diabetes...
Falls a Leading Cause of Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits for Infants Each Year, CDC Study Shows
Half of the estimated 328,500 infants 12 months of age or younger who were treated for injuries in hospital emergency departments each year from 2001 to 2004 were injured as a result of a fall, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
National Infant Immunization Week Reminds Parents of the Importance of Immunizations and Encourages them to Look to their Child’s Doctor for Information
More Than Twenty Percent of Children Not Fully Protected Against Vaccine-Preventable Disease
CDC Urges Travelers to Israel to Protect Themselves from Measles
Concern Raised over Americans Traveling to Israel for Passover
Pregnancy Rate Drops for Women Under Age 25 - April 14, 2008
Pregnancy rates for females under age 25, including teenagers, in the United States declined in 2004 compared to 1990, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 
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Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention - This organization works to reduce the prevalence of birth defects and their economic, social, and psychological impact in Arkansas and the United States.
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Birth Defects and Adverse Birth Outcomes - Information about the risks of using alcohol, tobacco, and drugs during pregnancy.

California Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Organization, CalFAS.org - Working together to eliminate the disability FASD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder by offering information, support and advocates. FASD includes FAS, ARND, ARBD and Static Encephalopathy caused by prenatal alcohol exposure.
Meta Description: [ CalFAS.org, the California Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Organization is a non-profit entity dedicated to eliminating FASD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; FAS, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; ARND, Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder; Static Encephalopathy; and ARBD, Alcohol Related Birth Defects. All... ]

Effects of Tobacco Use On the Unborn Baby - Summary of a study performed by the Indiana State Department of Health.

How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects - Information from the FDA on the importance of folic acid supplementation before pregnancy.
Meta Description: [ How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects: Folate is needed both before and in the first weeks of pregnancy and can help reduce the risk of certain serious and common birth defects called neural tube defects. ]

Kentucky Folic Acid Partnership - Kentucky's campaign to increase awareness of the B vitamin folic acid for birth defects prevention and to address other perinatal health issues, such as premature births.

Kiss It Make It Better: Vitamin A and Birth Defects - Includes information on possible risks pre-formed vitamin A for a pregnant woman.

March of Dimes - Resources for reducing infant morality and birth defects. Offers a health library, research, programs and a donation form.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the March of Dimes National Web site! Inside you will find information and answers about pregnancy, your baby, folic acid, prematurity, genetic disorders, birth defects and much more. ]

National Birth Defects Prevention Network - Information about the organization, news, publications and upcoming meetings. Links to state monitoring programs, national as well as international. Instructions for joining the email list.
Meta Description: [ A group of individuals involved in birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention. ]

Newborn Screening.Com - Regularly updated information and news pertaining to testing and screening. Explanation as to what it is, condition profiles, lab profiles and a discussion forum.

Research Explores Environmental Causes of Birth Defects - Article from the Medical College of Wisconsin explains how in most cases, the precise cause of birth defects is unknown. Describes research being conducted at the College.
Meta Description: [ In 60% to 70% of cases, the precise cause of birth defects is unknown. Research being conducted at the Medical College of Wisconsin by Ronald Hines, PhD, and D. Gail McCarver, MD, may someday help determine some of those causes. ]

500 The Pregnancy Risk Network - Offers free telephone information about possible effects that medications, alcohol, illness, on children.
Meta Description: [ A free telephone service that provides information about possible effects that medications, alcohol, illness, environmental exposures and other agents may have on the developing fetus. ]

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